Laurel Lee

Republican Representative of Florida's 15th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 26, 1974 (50 years old)

Birthday

Served as a U.S. Representative since 2023
Was a judge on Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2019
Served as the 30th Secretary of State of Florida from 2019 to 2022
Began her legal career as an attorney in 2003, later becoming an assistant public defender and then an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
Appointed to the judgeship by then-Governor Rick Scott
Appointed Florida Secretary of State by Governor Ron DeSantis, replacing Mike Ertel
Made efforts to purge felons from voter rolls due to outstanding court debts before the 2020 election
Made a criminal referral regarding potentially fraudulent signatures on a petition for a constitutional amendment related to casino gambling
Resigned as Secretary of State seven months before the 2022 election without providing a reason, then announced candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives
Won the general election for the U.S. House of Representatives by a wide margin
Holds committee assignments in the 118th Congress including the Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on House Administration (Chair of the Subcommittee on Elections), and Committee on the Judiciary
Married to Tom Lee, a former member of the Florida Senate, with whom she has three children
Lives in Brandon, Florida, and is Protestant